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Things I've noticed from multiple trips in the recent past:

• No matter how big you think the airport is, there's one larger, elsewhere (Dallas, Denver and O'Hare so far)
• The size of the rental car you drive should match your own car as closely as possible
• eat food before you get on the plane but limit fluid intake until after your arrive (I won't explain that)
• no matter how much extra space you leave in your suitcase, you'll always not have enough room to bring everything back
• What's considered polite in one location can be extremely rude in another (I won't explain that either)
• I have a serious Starbucks addiction
• You can get jet lag from as little as a one-hour time difference
• The TSA should be empowered to pull people out of line and force them to bathe prior to boarding (there's a difference between long-distance sticky and long-distance slimy/greasy)
• And finally, if you show up the suggested two hours early, the flight will inevitably be delayed at least two hours.